Giant Alien Planets

March 14, 2013

Four monster-sized exoplanets have been found orbiting a relatively young star, about 130 light years from Earth. Pictured in the artist's rendering, is HR 8799c, a colossal gas giant about seven times the mass of Jupiter. Curiously, it's orbiting its home star at a distance comparable to Pluto to our sun. More at Space.com.